David Clohessy
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David Clohessy is the St. Louis, Missouri-based national director and spokesman for the Survivor's Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), the largest and oldest self-help group for victims of clergy molestation in the United States.
Clohessy has been widely quoted by news organizations covering the sex abuse scandal, including the New York Times, and he has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America
, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Phil Donahue Show, and 60 Minutes
.
Clohessy has publicly stated he was the victim of sexual abuse by a priest during his teenage years (from 1969-1973).
Clohessy has also admitted to covering up the sexual abuse of minors by his brother, Father Kevin Clohessy. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/magazine/12PRIEST.html
Clohessy is a 1978 graduate of Drury University
in Springfield, Missouri
. He has worked as a union organizer
, a public relations director and also served on the staff of St. Louis Mayor Freeman Bosley, Jr.
.
Clohessy has been widely quoted by news organizations covering the sex abuse scandal, including the New York Times, and he has appeared on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Phil Donahue Show, and 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
.
Clohessy has publicly stated he was the victim of sexual abuse by a priest during his teenage years (from 1969-1973).
Clohessy has also admitted to covering up the sexual abuse of minors by his brother, Father Kevin Clohessy. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/12/magazine/12PRIEST.html
Clohessy is a 1978 graduate of Drury University
Drury University
Drury University is a private liberal arts college in Springfield, Missouri.The university enrolls about 1,550 undergraduates, over 2,000 adult part-time undergraduates and around 400 graduate students in six master's programs...
in Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...
. He has worked as a union organizer
Union organizer
A union organizer is a specific type of trade union member or an appointed union official. A majority of unions appoint rather than elect their organizers....
, a public relations director and also served on the staff of St. Louis Mayor Freeman Bosley, Jr.
Freeman Bosley, Jr.
Freeman R. Bosley Jr. was the forty-third mayor of St. Louis , and the city's first African-American mayor.-Early life and education:...
.
Articles About David Clohessy
- David Clohessy - Holding Out For Change - Drury University Magazine
- Priest scandal puts focus on victims' advocate - The Post-Dispatch, St Louis, MO
- Am I My Brother's Keeper NY Times Magazine
See also
- Barbara BlaineBarbara BlaineBarbara Blaine is the founder and president of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests , a national advocacy group for survivors of clerical sexual abuse. She alleges that she was sexually abused during her teenage years from junior high school until graduation by a priest. She revealed this...
founder of SNAP (Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests)